Chess would be developed into one of Vietnam's major sports this decade, said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Xuan Son.

Vietnam, Laos NA Committees strengthen cooperation; Procuracy progress monitored at meet; Vietnam promotes relations with OECD; Fewer people living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam; VN applauds UNESCO’s initiatives

Computer failure causes chaos in Hanoi airport; Suspected bird flu patient recovers; Busy market for special Women’s Day; Mass poultry deaths reported in Khanh Hoa province; Wrongly-sentenced woman to get $48,000 damages  

Two trains collided head-on in southern Poland late Saturday, killing at least 15 and injuring around 60 others in one of the worst train crashes in the country in years, officials said.

Vietnam has been well known as a country with many elephants that can be found throughout the country. However, big international conservation organizations have repeatedly given warnings that elephants are in danger of extinction.

Telecom service providers in Viet Nam attracted 1.94 million new telephone subscribers during the first two months of the year, an increase of 34.1 per cent over the same period last year.

People believe that the commercial banks belonging to the fourth group in the central bank’s classification would have no way out. However, the bankers might be smiling at the comment, because the situation is not as tragic as people think.

Vietnam ’s Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung, presented his credentials to Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito on March 2.

The story about how Le Hoang Viet, a student at the guitar-mandolin faculty of the former Saigon National Conservatory, now the HCMC Conservatory, has become an energy conservationist in Vietnam is equally thrilling.

The majority of the licensed steel projects have been going very slowly, some of them have not made a move, and the others have seen the licenses revoked as the investors step back.

6 apartment blocks caught exceeding height limit; Vietnam to host regional food conference; Banks lower interest rates for loans; No banks were reported to be in the C and D groups; Software imported over the internet declared duty-free  

India and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding for supporting augmentation of high performance computing in Vietnam.

This year is challenging for shipping firms on the back of a global weakening economy.

Officials from the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are scheduled to meet next week in Beijing to finalize details for proposed American food aid, the State Department said on Friday.

Vietnam Television VTV and digital TV provider VTC on March 2 officially accepted the proposal to share telecast rights of Vietnam’s professional football leagues with AVG.

The government is planning to construct and upgrade three airports in the northern region, namely, Quang Ninh in Van Don District of Quang Ninh Province; Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong City; and Sao Vang Airport in Thanh Hoa Province. 

With nine fatalities confirmed so far this year, the Health Ministry has launched a national campaign to prevent and combat hand-foot-mouth disease.

Foreign Deputy Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Chinese counterpart Cui Tiankai on March 2 opened a hotline between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Salt producers and users have repeatedly asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to allow importing salt. Meanwhile, sugar producers have repeatedly asked for the permission to export sugar. What is happening

The ministries of Finance and Transport are considering a reduction in toll rates on the HCM City–Trung Luong Expressway, following a request from the HCM City Association of Goods Transport.

Cash-strapped telco EVN Telecom was officially merged into leading military-run telecom group Viettel from January 1, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Establishing a tourism police force, applying the common fares for both domestic and international tourists, controlling quality of tour guides are proposed to add to the amended Law on Tourism.

Vietnamese gamers, who have been playing game through foreign servers, now do not know what they should do after hearing that a Vietnamese distributor has got the copyright of the game and the license to distribute the game in Vietnam.

The English teachers, who did not obtain the required marks in the tests, are considered substandard teachers. They now feel anxious and the inferiority complex when standing before the students.

Google on Thursday officially launched its new privacy policy to consolidate user information across its services, despite sharp criticism and requests to hold off the changes from privacy regulators.